A Fun-Loving Guide to the Natural World for Kids and Adults
If you haven’t already, it’s time to go out and see the Delta Aquarids. They peak at the end of the month, but they’re active now — last evening we saw some great ones. You’re fine going out any time that the sky is clear, but if you’re serious about things, go out in the […]
Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Rebecca Whitman
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A walk through familiar landscapes, streams and gnarled trees, rocks and damp moss. Then an eldritch thing, something from another world, and we can only stare. For a moment, the familiar landscape becomes strange — the stream speaks a forgotten tongue, ancient messages are scawled in the twisted bark, the stones mark their age at […]
Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Nature Mysteries | 7 Comments »
People often think we’re a little odd when they find out we have snakes as pets. And despite the fact that we both love snakes, it took us a while to make our decision {…}
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Kenton and Rebecca
Filed under: Reptiles and Amphibians | 27 Comments »
We came across two mysteries. The one we solved, but the other is still eluding us {. . .}
Posted on July 10th, 2009 by Kenton Whitman
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We’ve been very happy to share Sweetwater with a nesting pair of House Wrens, who made their home in an old birdhouse near the old marble slab {…}
Posted on July 6th, 2009 by Kenton Whitman
Filed under: Birds | 11 Comments »
Even before I met Kenton and I was swept away into the world of climbing trees and catching turtles, I was constantly amazed at the marvels of Mother Nature. How could every {…}
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by Rebecca Whitman
Filed under: Nature Inspiration | 9 Comments »
